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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum
meets White Linen.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Peach · Carnation · Iris · Ylang-Ylang · Orchid · Sandalwood · Vetiver · Cedar · Benzoin

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with floral. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum bottle
Nina Ricci

L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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Estée Lauder White Linen bottle
Estée Lauder

White Linen

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19481978
Leading accordswoody · warm spicy · floralfloral · fresh · woody
Notes unique to this recordSpices, Neroli, Bergamot, Brazilian Rosewood, Lily, May Rose, Moss, Musk, AmbergrisAldehydes, Lemon, Hyacinth, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose, Lilac, Jasmine, Orris, Violet, Oakmoss, Honey, Amber, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 53.29 · 231 votes3.61 · 1,059 votes
Projection / 42.35 · 216 votes2.56 · 1,176 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Aqua (water)
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Linalool
  • Eugenol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Geraniol
  • Farnesol
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Citral
  • Amylcinnamyl alcohol

Listed only on L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum

  • Alcohol denat
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Limonene
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)

Listed only on White Linen

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Amyl salicylate
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Pinene
  • Dimethyl phenethyl acetate
  • Vanillin
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Tromethamine

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum · France listing · 30, 50, 100 mL bottles on the source page

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Eugenol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Limonene, Amyl cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Isoeugenol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4).

Manufacturer website declaration for the specified edition. Check the supplied packaging for the formula applicable to your batch.

Source: Nina Ricci official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

White Linen

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Acetyl cedrene, Hexamethylindanopyran, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Benzyl salicylate, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Cinnamyl alcohol, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Farnesol, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, Jasmine oil/extract, Rose flower oil/extract, Amyl salicylate, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Hexadecanolactone, Beta-caryophyllene, Pinene, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Vanillin, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Tromethamine

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54738

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed floral and fresh direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.